Pickering lecture 2025
Schedule
Tue Sep 09 2025 at 07:30 am to 10:30 am
UTC+12:00Location
Auckland War Memorial Museum | Auckland, AU
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Join the Auckland Branch for a free public lecture to hear stories, lessons and aspirations from respected leaders of Aotearoa. This year our theme is 'Sharing the Untold – Voices of Resilience through Rain or Shine' as many engineers are facing adversity in an evolving economic landscape.The Pickering Lecture: the lecture series honours the legacy of Sir William Pickering, a pioneering Kiwi aerospace engineer who led NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory during the early space age. It is a free public lecture by distinguished leaders, recent past speakers include Sir Peter Beck, Sir Neville Jordan and Dr Michelle Dickinson.
We are privileged to have four distinguished speakers this year.
- Sir Ashley Bloomfield, CE at PHF Science, Former Director-General of Health
- Dean Kimpton, CEO at Auckland Transport
- Jamie Sinclair, CE at Watercare Services
- Keven Mealamu, Director of Protect For Life, Former All Black, MNZM
Networking starts at 5:30pm at the Auditorium Lobby, the lecture will run from 6-8pm, there will also be time for Q&A, and more opportunity to network as well as speaking to our keynote speakers post the lecture.
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Where is it happening?
Auckland War Memorial Museum, The Auckland Domain, Parnell,Auckland, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays: